The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
DALLAS TEXAS TUESDAY. JUNE 81. 1881 P. NJ
FACT AND FANCY.

Troy, N. r., church
The authorities of Brooklyn have appointed
fifteen matrons at a salary OF 5000 each, to
care for women prisoners at the principal po-
lice stations
A Cuban resident of Key West, Fla, recent
ly imported from Cuba four co S, which are
driven up to his door and MIXED every morn
ing, thus insurng to the owner pure, fresh
milk.
''In heaven there will be no avoiding the
negro. Washed In the blood Of the lamb, he
viii be OF the same color as the fastidious
churchmen OF South Carolina. He will not
smell in heaven"
An English statistican has discovered that
married men live longer and better lives than
bachelors. Among every 1000 bachelors
there are 3s criminals; among married men
the ratio is only IS per 1000.
free library is being established in New
York by the Odd Fellows Of that city and
nearly twenty-fv thousand books have been
secured by charging one book for each ad-
mission to entertainments In the interest OF
the enterprise.
A young girl employed in Cincinnati tailor
ing establishment was leaning over pot OF
boiling coffee when suddenly IL exploded,
throwing the fluid In all directions. She was
so badly burned it is feared her eyesight has
been destroyed.
what's your idea OF heaven, Smith," asked
Mr. Cephas Aurelus Winker OF that gentle
man, as they walked homeward after service
Smith replied sadly, rubbing an ugly stubble
beard: "A barber-shop where next comes
Immediately on SATURDAY night"
There's couple of nice cucumbers, doc
tor" said the green grocer, "all I've left.
was going to send them over to the Smiths,
but II you want 'em you can have 'em. mo"
replied the doctor, hastily, 'let the Smiths
have them. They are patients Of mine"
1t has been determined by recent observa.
tions that the average yearly recession OF the
whole contour OF the Horseshoe fall since 1912
has been "a feet, but at the acute angles
where the bulk OF the water passes the reels
sion since 1912 has been three hundert feet,
or seven feet per year, the rate increasing in
recent years.
Albany has one Of the cheapest restaurants
In the world. Recently a half-dime lunch
place has been opened on Broadway, at which
all sorts OF dishes from clam-chowder up 70
broied steak, with bread and butter, are
served at five cents each. The bill OF fare Is
marvel OF cheapness, and the cooking is
said TO he pretty good, too.
An old deacon was asked the other day:
'how doyou like your pastorr' First rate"
he replied except In one thing" whats
that" ut is this" continued the deacon:
''the Lord never made him to tell Jokes, and
yet he insists on telling them. never like to
laugh when don't want to laugh, and yet
have to do It constantly, just to save the
pastors's feelings"
The following charming obituary notices
were recently brought to light by writer on
an eastean magazine. One was found in
Bowie, Arizona, paper death loves a
shining mark, and she hit dandy when she
turned loose on jim" The other in a New
Mexico contemporary: "Her tired spirit was
released from the paln-raclilng body, and
scared aloft to eternal glory at $50 Denver
time.n
A Roxbury citizen. says The Boston Tran
script has daughter about three years old.
Having accompanied her mother 20 witness =
baptism the next day she said she was going
to have baptism herself, and arranging her
dolls along the edge OF the bath. tub, she pre-
pared one OF them for immersion. Her mother,
hearing the childs voice, advanced within list
ening distance and heard the following ad-
dress to the candidate; / now baptize you In
the name Of the Father and the Son, aud into
the hole you 60"
A 5-year-old boy In the city recently com
menced attending Sunday school, and became
deeply interested In the teachings he received.
After one or two lessons had been given him
he expressed n strong Wish for "sing-shot."
His fond mother was rather Astonished at the
request, and asked the young hopeful why he
wanted such . thing. His reply was prompt
and TO the point AT Sunday school" said
be, 'they told story Of little boy that killed
a big giant with q sling shot, and he wanted
one"
A funny incident In connection with the re-
lief fund OF the Pennsylvanla Railroad Re
lief association is related by an employc. The
company buried the body of an employe and
forwarded the mans father in Italy a check
for $500. The old man was 50 overjoyed at
securing so much money for the loss OF a son
that he immediately dispatched another son
to this country with instructions TO get Job
on the pennsylvania railroad and become a
member Of the association. He is still work
ing on the road.
Not long ago a bright little girl in the Sun
day school who had reached the bottom facts
Of the lesson-the creation OF man out Of the
dust Of the earth-came running home TO her
mother oyerfull Of confidence in the scripture
theory and her own reflective conclusions, and
exclaimed. oh. mother, know it's all true
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